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The Events Calendar Plugin allows We offer two plugins which allow website administrators to feed event information from the UConn Events Calendar onto UConn websites in a list view. (We are currently discussing an alternative view like monthly or weekly that will be released in the future.).

UConn Events Calendar List View

A list-based view of upcoming events, including the event title and date. Location, time, and event summary are optional. Admins can define the number of events to display.

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UConn Events Calendar Grid View

A grid view of upcoming events with an emphasis on the event image for visual impact. Currently, the plugin automatically displays 4 columns and 4 rows of events. Website visitors can reveal additional rows with a maximum of 25 rows (or 100 events). In the future, website administrators will be able to specify the number of columns and rows to display.

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Adding Events to Your Website

There are two ways to utilize the plug-inplugins: Widget or Shortcode.

Widget

Widgets allow site administrators to add stylized content and/or functionality to their website in a simple and easy-to-use way. Widgets typically present the user with options to select or fill out, then the widget uses this information to insert content on your site.

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titleNo Events & Fallback Behavior

These options determine the behavior of the widget if your selected calendar(s) and their filters do not return any events. 

  • Use a fallback calendar

    • If you opt to use a fallback calendar, then events from your fallback calendar will be included in the widget in the event that your specified calendar(s) and any applied filters do not contain the “maximum number of events.”. 

    • Additional filters (ex. audience, event-type, etc) are not applied to fallback calendars.

  • No events message

    • This message will be displayed if any of the following are true:

      • The specified calendar(s) (and any applied filters) contains no events and you are not using a fallback calendar.

      • The specified calendar(s) (and any applied filters) contains no events, you are using a fallback calendar, and the specified fallback calendar contains no events.

    • The message will link out to whatever URL is in the “No Events Link” field. 

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Shortcode

In Aurora (WordPress), shortcodes are small bits of code, indicated by brackets, that allow site administrators to execute functions or behaviors without actually writing code.

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titleFilter Attributes

The UConn Events Calendar Plugin allows users to filter by:

Attribute

Attribute Type

Default Value

Shortcode Example

Helpful Resources

calendar

string

All Events

[uc-events calendar="The Benton | School of Fine Arts"]

Calendar Directory

event-type

string

By default, this filter is not applied.  

[uc-events event-type="Art & Performance"]

Event Types

audience

string

By default, this filter is not applied.  

[uc-events audience="Prospective Students"]

Audiences

campus

string

By default, this filter is not applied.  

[uc-events campus="Storrs"]

Campuses

tag

string

By default, this filter is not applied.  

[uc-events tag="Research"]

Tags

A full list of the Tags will be available soon.

Each filter type has its own unique set of values. To check the most current values for each filter, visit events.uconn.edu and view the corresponding fields in the Find Events section.

When entering in values for these attributes, you must input the values exactly as they appear in the dropdowns or Tags list, including punctuation and spaces.

Each filter can accept multiple values. They must be separated by a pipe symbol |

Example

[uc-events calendar="Center for Career Development" event-type="Online Events | Conferences & Speakers | Career & Professional Development"]

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